President Biden has announced plans to lift the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba. The move came less than a week ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration, and nearly four years after Trump put Havana back on the terrorism list as one of his final acts in office during his first term.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel wrote in response, “It is a decision in the right direction, although belated and with limited scope. The blockade and most of the extreme measures implemented since 2017 to suffocate the Cuban economy and cause shortages for our people remain in place.” After the announcement, the Cuban government said it would release 553 political prisoners.